2012–2013

Ron Johnson, known for introducing the first Apple retailers, became CEO of the company in November 2011. With new ideas proposed for the company, this new logo was introduced on January 25, 2012. The font has been changed to Gotham and the logo simply states JCP. It came into effect on February 1st.

The logo returned the "Fair and Square" slogan that had been used decades ago, and the store format is mostly based on square shapes.

2013

In May 2013, jcpenney quietly introduced a new logo with the company name (still in Gotham) in lowercase. It was used alongside the 2012 logo in advertising. This logo was officially dropped in September due to an extremely negative response from customers.